Top 35 Gluten-Free Lunch Spots to Enjoy in Mount Maunganui

Jesse Bryan

Excellent vegan and gluten free options :)

Loren

SO good! And 100% gluten free 🤩 Best fresh and nourishing lunch in the mount

Nathaniel Moore

Great gluten free options!

seanna higgs

Gluten free rosemary bread was a big hit, salads and pizzas were beautiful, and Grandma enjoyed lamb shank. Staff lovely and attentive!

Ginger Williams

Really delicious and variety of different foods, gluten free and vegetarian options

olivia jordon

the gamberia pasta was absolutely beautiful, aswell as the cubano cocktail. being gluten & dairy free, it’s hard for me to come across restaurants that have my dietary options but the staff was excellent. will definitely visit again for dinner when I’m back at the mount.

Michelle Woolley

My daughter has been here many times raving about their "Reuben" and hash sticks, it's her ultimate favourite, the kind that puts a smile on a teenager! 😀 I now see why! Although I had the single burger & hash sticks, it was delicious & her Reuben left me wanting to come back & try it out for sure! Some menu items cater to dairy free & gluten free too (bonus)! Staff super lovely & cute place. Highly recommend 🙌💓

Bonnie Jackson

Beautiful food, but prices very high for a pub atmosphere that was super noisy and loud. Was good to see gluten-free and dairy free and vegan options listed. There may have been quieter tables further back, but we didn't ask.

Kim Seaward

Loved that the cabinet had lots of nice gluten free options, esp nice for brunch. It was a freezing cold rainy Saturday lunch and it was not overly busy. The inside area was toasty warm, but the outside covered area was very cold and could benefit from some gas heating as it was an excellent spill over space. A few of our coffee orders got messed up, but the drinks were tasty. A handy place to hang out after a cold netball game.

Leah Kicks

Fantastic tacos and service! They have some amazing special offers on through the week and are super helpful with dietary restrictions. Lots of gluten free options!

Maria Hrstich

Highly recommend this Cafe, especially for coeliacs. Lovely staff. Knowledgeable about coeliac disease. Appetizing menu! Omelets were delicious and huge! Great value for money. Coffee was good. We will be going back.

Vincent Venimore

We we disappointed in the quality of the food on this visit. We had 2 hybrid combos, both came with badly burnt kumera fries. The egg on one burger was burnt and the bacon on the other burger. We also ordered a gluten free burger which was fine apart from the bread was so stale that my partner rated it the worst burger she ever had. We frequent this store fairly regularly and have not experienced this before, so I called to see what they would say about the quality of the meal. Unfortunately I got a machine as they were too busy to take the call. Not Impressed all, there are plenty of other options for take out, I may not go back after this as there is nothing fun about having takeout at home and it being yuck!

Steve Walker

Fantastic restaurant, delicious food, great prices, loads of gluten free options. The service was fast, friendly and we couldn’t fault anything. Loved it so much we went twice while on holiday at Mt Maunganui.

D Menzies

Great for Gluten Free chicken and chips!

Andrew Roberts

Good service and nice burgers. They have a surprising number of vegan and gluten free burgers and sides (including vegan/gf buns). It's great for vegans and non-vegans.

Bonnie Jackson

Usually this place is fantastic all the time, so maybe lots of new staff on and also new menu, so for me being gluten-free and dairy free: I struggled to find something. Prices also appeared to have jumped by $4-5, which was also a surprise. But hey don't let this put you off, it's usually awesome

Patricia Crombie

Really nice lovely coffee they also have a bit of gluten free. Liked this a lot

John Oxlade

Outstandingly good and loads of gluten free options too. I’d give it 6 starts if I could

Ash Cross

Love this place, the food and staff are always great. The best beef tataki too, get it every time. Josh was super helpful and great with all questions gluten free

Leanne Broad

Lovely gluten free burgers. I highly recommend 👌

Sarah Lavin

Great lil spot! Love the staff so friendly and go out of their way to make sure everything is spot on Food was delicious. Short ribs is to die for 😍 pork was yum but fatty (however our server did inform us this when we ordered, it's the type of cut of meat) chicken was good. Fried chicken delicious! The brie also delicious! Great range of Gluten free options. Cocktails were delicious especially during that happy hour. Atmosphere was amazing! Overall my family and I were amazed at this lil restaurant. definitely will be coming here again

Laus

A delicious and reasonably priced place for dinner. I got the grilled pork on the noodle salad, apparently according to the menu and the man on the phone this meal including the spring roll is gluten free. I was a bit skeptical and felt a little bit sick that evening, so I would triple check if I were severely gluten intolerant. Otherwise was delicious 😍

Chelsea Louise

#Not celiac safe

Karyn Henger

My 13yo son, who is coeliac, went up to the counter and asked if the iced chocolate is gluten-free. The two girls behind the counter laughed at him and ridiculed him for asking - asking him if he was "feeling funky" - AND did not check to see if it was, saying we're pretty sure chocolate is fine. We will not be back.

Joaquin Rodriguez

By far the best butchery in Tauranga area. In addition to having the best cuts and a wide variety of barbecue meat, Nico produces its own chorizos, without preservatives and additives (gluten free), in several different flavors. The highest quality sausages you can get in New Zealand today. Plus the bacon is spectacular! like in the old times. Nowadays it is also offering hot food which is simply an amaizing experience, nowhere will you eat as delicious as there. Absolutely recommendable!! Be sure to visit El Jefe Meats.

Rach Millar

honestly one of the best pizza places i’ve been to…as a gluten free person they provided really well and made sure to be careful with the food to not contaminate. had some great chats. all round loved it

Susan Bojesen-Trepka

Fabulous food.great gluten free healthy options .warm helpful staff

Michal Pinkerton

I had my first Gluten free Reuben sandwhich ! Awesome to have a gluten free option . Thank you Blondie.

Andrew Roberts

My new favourite place in the Mount. It has a rustic decor and atmosphere. They have quite a few vegan and gluten free options including a huge burger and fries. We had live Jazz music on a Sunday evening. Couldn't have been better. Highly recommended.

Brier Morris

Would recommend 100% beautiful, food made just for you be it gluten free and or dairy free (which I personally find extremely hard to find) they will even do extra mild for kids and those of us who can't handle it. They always remember my name and order, with a little catch up well waiting for our takeaways.

Andrew Roberts

Edit April 2023. Ok, definitely back to 5 stars. The food was amazing with several vegan and gluten free options. Service was friendly and was a nice atmosphere. So they have sorted out the problems mentioned below and I'm happy to recommend Viet Lane. Edit Feb 2023. Very disappointed that my booking was confirmed via email and then I got a call about a 1/2 hour later to say they have had to cancel my booking as they are full. I feel they need to improve their systems so I don't get a confirmation that they can't honour. Previous review from 2022 Very nice food. They have a few vegan and gluten free options. The service was not great. We had to wait quite a while for drinks to arrive and then one of the mains seemed to have been forgotten and there was no check made. We had to ask for it while the rest of the group waited.

Jayde Pinto

Really disappointed. I ordered GF bread and waited ages for my food. Eventually came and I dived in, only for 5 minutes later the waitress to bring me gluten free bread on the side apologizing after I already had a few bites of the regular bread. So many waiters trying to help one table and orders were lost and so much confusion was caused. Food was not amazing and when leaving almost over charged because of their mistake and it was a public holiday and we were charged 15% surcharge but totally not worth it after this experience.

Dave Pearson

My wife had heard about this place through a patient of hers and had sent me the link as a place we must try. We finally got out there on lunchtime. My Coeliac wife was tempted by the Gluten Free sweet treats in the cabinet and I opted for a burger. We were initially confused as to who was staff in their plain clothes, and there seemed to be quite a few of them, but they were very friendly and polite. The food was exceptional. We really enjoyed the flavours in both the sweet and the burger, which were quite different to most places we visit. The coffee was also really good. We will gladly return to try other dishes on the menu.

Dave Pearson

A top class dinner experience. It totally emptied our pockets, but we left contented with full bellies. The waiting staff were very friendly and knowledgeable and were good to recommend options for Coeliacs. The steaks were delicious and cooked to perfection.

Amy Cosson

Always happy with the takeaways. I have coeliac disease so can’t eat gluten and the curries and phad Thai can be made gluten free. We also ordered a vegan curry which has a nice selection of veggies. The staff are always warm and friendly. I would highly recommend :)